There’s a lot that I’ve been grateful for this year, and I am happy to report that 2019 has been a pretty solid year for yours-truly (if not the world at large). I took up running, which meant I took up heavy music again, and I got slightly better at speaking Chinese, even if I… Read More My Favourite Albums of 2019
I told myself I wasn’t going to write an AOTY list for 2018. Then I read everyone else’s AOTY list, and I decided I would. Here’s an AOTY list for 2018. By no means am I saying, definitively, that these are the best records of 2018 – I’m just saying they’re my favourites. I’ve included… Read More My Favourite Albums of 2018 (Another AOTY List)
You’re probably reading this on a mobile phone; this probably means that the majority of your close family and friends are only a few seconds and several dial tones away. The entire world is resting in the palm of your hand, easily accessible regardless of the distance between yourself and those confined within. But, there… Read More [Bullet Music] The Wonder Years – Sister Cities (Album Review)
Featuring: Kacey Musgraves / Listener / Manchester Orchestra / Household / THE FEVER 333 / George Ezra / Hot Mulligan / Hayley Williams / Julien Baker / William Fitzsimmons / Macseal / Marietta / Wil Wagner / The Streets / Wolf Alice / Now, Now / Kasabian / Noah Gundersen / Black Foxxes / Gender Roles… Read More The CRM Monday Mix #4
Featuring: Franz Nicolay / Ben Marwood / The xx / Catfish and the Bottlemen / Broken Social Scene / Joseph / Fleet Foxes / Emily Yacina / The Menzingers / Owen / Trophy Eyes / Perma / The Smiths / Jessica Pratt / The Hotelier / Hot Mulligan / Stars Hollow / Grimes / Foxx… Read More The CRM Monday Mix #3
Featuring: awakebutstillinbed / Muncie Girls / itoldyouiwouldeatyou / Phoebe Bridgers / Looming / Free Throw / The Bronx / Every Time I Die / Nervous Dater / Harmony Woods / Noname / The Written Years / Hovvdy / Nirvana / The Smith Street Band / Conjurer / Slingshot Dakota / Casey / Animal Flag /… Read More The CRM Monday Mix #2
This afternoon I sat down to write a poem inspired by Kayo Chingonyi’s recent collection Kumukanda. It’s a wonderful debut collection, rooted heavily in a childhood spent immersed in music. It finds him laboring over mixtapes and old cassette players, spacing the seconds between songs to ensure smooth transitions and optimal exposure. I read it… Read More The CRM Monday Mix #1 (Something New)
